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Council approves opioid-settlement contracts for recovery housing and CalOptima grant use
Summary
The council approved agreements using opioid settlement funds to contract with recovery housing and sober living providers and accepted a CalOptima Housing and Homelessness Incentive Program grant agreement focused on women with children; staff said Anaheim is projected to receive roughly $13 million over 18 years.
The City Council approved a set of agreements to use opioid-settlement funds for recovery housing and supportive services and approved a CalOptima grant-funded agreement to place women with children into recovery-supportive housing.
Deputy Director Sandra Lozo told the council the city is an original plaintiff in national opioid litigation and is projected to receive about $13 million over 18 years; the city has received roughly $5 million to date. The staff recommendation was to award contracts to multiple certified sober-living and recovery-housing providers to expand access to beds on an as-needed basis, and to approve a CalOptima Homeless Housing Incentive Program agreement for a provider focused on women and family reunification.
Lozo said the RFP targeted existing certified providers rather than creating new facilities and that eligible stays generally allow six months with two six-month extensions recommended by a case manager or clinician. She said the contracts will include reporting and compliance requirements tied to opioid-settlement allowable uses: prevention, treatment and recovery.
Councilmembers asked about program monitoring, audit and licensing; staff said providers must be state-licensed or certified by the Orange County certification program and that opioid-settlement reporting and reimbursement rules require the city to document services and recipients. The council approved the contracts 7-0.
